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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

I'm looking to install linux on my libretto 50ct (75mhz, 32 meg memmory, 6GB hard drive). I formerly ran redhat 5.2 on it, but I haven't used the system in about a year, and have since cleared the drive.

At this point I no longer have a floppy drive OR cd-rom drive for the libretto. However, I can take the hard drive out and stick it in my windows or linux desktop.

What is the best way to install linux? any reccomendations other than slackware? I want a lightweight linux OS with xwindows, and hopefully support for my wireless card and regular network card.

so far the linuxworld instruction set has been awsome. I hadn't considering running xterms using the horse power of my server. There are some other things it is helpful with (namely network installations), but I still am missing something.

Is there no way to put a bootable instance of linux onto the hard drive? working through dos seems like trouble, and notably I don't have dos installed.

Is there no way to put a bootable instance of linux onto the hard drive?

Actually, maybe.
I had forgotten that the first part of the Vector Linux install is the basic console stuff. X is added 2nd. The couple times I have tried it, moving a hard drive from one PC to another if fine with console stuff. I don't think moving video and sound is as forgiving, unless the PCs have the same hardware.
You should be able to do the first part of the install from your desktop and finish the install with X and stuff on the libretto (make sure the needed files are on the hard drive before reinstalling).
When I have an odd install to do I just read some docs and try what sounds like is workable.